Sewing-cabinet.



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saws-carmen i epecication of letters Patent.

Application tiled March 26, 11915. Serial Ito. 17,218.

. To all 'whom it may conce Be it known that ll, llrroenro lP. Mrrc a citizen of the -llnited States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Chittenden and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sewing-Cabinets, of which the following is a specitication, reference being had therein to the accompanyingl drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in sewing cabinets.v

rlFhe object of my invention is to provide a. sewing cabinet adapted to hold the sewing basket, spools, patterns, needles and all necessary paraphernalia when sewing,

Another object of my invention is to provide a cabinet of this character having a number of drawers to receive the sewing and so arrange them that. access thereto may be readily had and also providing a vertically movable pedestal upon the top of the cabinet on which one or more spools of thread can be placed and whereby the thread can be readily unwound therefrom and the pedestal can be lowered within the cabinet when not in use.

A further object of my invention is to so design my cabinet that it is not necessary to open it entirely to gain access to articles commonly used for ordinary sewing. For this latter purpose it is sufficient to raise section 29, and to open drawer fl.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a cabinet of this character having certain details of structure and combination of parts hereinafter more fully set forth.

ln the accompanying drawings,

lFire 1 is a perspective view of my improved sewing cabinet.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view showing the work-basket in position and showing the second drawer in its inward position.

Referring now to the drawings, l represents the main body portion of my improved cabinet which is preferably made of a rectangular form and supported by the usual legs 2 all of which is well understood and needs no further description. 'll`he lower end of the body portion 1 is provided with a bottom 3 upon which slides the drawer fl having the inclined partition 5 to facilitate access to rear compartment 't' which divides the dra-wer into a forward compartment 6 and a rear conip1 which will. l

later lbe moved rearwardly so that access may be readily had to the rear compartment 7 of the drawer as the outward movementof the drawer is limited and can not be moved forward beyond the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Sliding on the partition 8 is a drawer 10 which is of a depth considerably less than -that of the drawer 4 and when in its inward position, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing,

has its front edge in a vertical alinement with the vertical partition 11. This verticalv partition, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, is a considerable distance from the front of the cabinet and at its lower end is provided with a' horizontal partition 12 forming the pocket or compartment 13 designed to receive the `usual work-basket 14. 'llhe upper end of the compartment is open when the cover to the cabinet is thrown upwardly as shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawing. Above the drawer 10 is a horizontal partition 15 upon which slides the drawer 16 provided with suitable pockets for spools which is of a depth to extend outwardly in a vertical alinement with the partition 11. By this arrangement it will be seen that when the two drawers 10 and 16 are forced inwardly, the partition'S forms a shelf upon which Patented lieb. li, 191,.

any of the articles may be placed and the ,verse bar 19 so as to completely close thel front of the cabinet. The inner .faces of the doors 17 and 18 are provided with racks 19 and 20 having suitable shelves forming compartments in which the did'erent sewing articles may be placed or materials being used in sewing. The transverse bar 19 carried by the upper end of the cabinet nds to the e cal pta 11 and is provided with a number of recesses 2O formin rounded bottom pockets to hold loose nee les and pins and a central -pocket to contain scissors and shears 20', be-

ing a` thimble pocket in-top of bar 19. This transverse bar 19 like the vertical partition 11`is at a point slightly below the top 21 of the cabinet.

Supported by a bracket 22 carried by the lower end of the vertical partition 11 is a tube 23 having a set-'screw 24 extending therethrough, and vertically adjustable in said' tube is a rod 25 which extends upwardly through the bar 19 and when adjustedy upwardly, as shown in Fig. 1 of' the drawing, forms a support for one or more spools. The rear end of the cabinet is provided with a bar 26 to which is hinged I the cover 27. This cover as shown, is formed of two sections 28 andv 29 hinged together at 30. The lower face of the section 28 is provided with a series of straps31 which are adapted to hold a number of patterns and the like againstf the lower face of the lcover and likewise the section 29 is provided with a spring pressed bar 32 which is adapted to hold the packages of needles.

position shown in position andthe two doors 17 and 18 closedl and the two sections 28 and 29 of the cover folded downwardly, a neat cabinet is formed. If the cabinet is desired to be used as a sewing table, lthe extensions 35 and 36 may be secured to the ends of the top 21 which are adapted to fold downwardly when not in use. 37 and 38 are removable rounded -bottom button boxes, designed to fit the lower compartments of the doors 17 and 18. Having thus fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l v -1. A sewing -cabinet comprising a rectangular frame having parallel vertically 'arranged side walls and a vertical Aback wall, compartments'within the frame extending from a point intermediate the edges ofthe side walls back to the back wall, the lower compartments being in the form of sliding drawers and the upper compartment having a. iront wall, a top having an opening corresponding substantially 1n size to that of the top compartment, and vertically arranged horizontally swinging members carryingv compartments on their inner sides whenv olded inward, the swinging com- 1prartments occupying the space between the ont edges of the side walls and the firstmentioned compartments, and a swinging cover for the said top compartment, the parts combined for the purpose described.

2; A sewing cabinet comprising a frame having parallel arranged side walls and a vertical back wall, a horizontally movable drawer located at the bottom edges of the side and back walls of a depth substantially equal to the depth .of the side walls, compartments within the frame above the said bottom drawer, the compartments extending from a point intermediate the edges of the side walls and extending back to the back wall` forming an open front space, and vertically arranged horizontally swinging members hinged to the front edges of the side walls, said members carryin compartments adapted to occupy the sai open space when the members are swung inward, the parts combined for the purpose describe 3. A sewing cabinet, comprising a frame having parallel vertically arranged side walls and a rear wall, a bottom drawer of a size approximately equal to the width of the side walls and of a width approximately equal to the distance between the side walls, compartments within the frame extending from a point intermediate the edges of the side walls back to the back wall, the lower compartments being in the form of sliding drawers, the upper com-y partment having an outer wall and an open ton, and vertically arranged horizontally swinging doors hinged to the front edges of the side walls, said doors having -at their inner sides inwardly extending compartments to occupy the space between the first said compartments and the front edges of the side walls when,the doors are swung inward, and a top for the said open top compartment, the parts combined for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my Isignature in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERIC P. m'rcnELL. Witnesses:

CHARLES E. AILEN, OBEN S. Nurs. 

